Car wont start. Makes a loud clicking noise. Battery good. Went out bought, and installed a new starter.?

sounds like a bad connection to starter motor recheck your wiring. was pinion gear on old stater badly worn? u may also have a badly worn ring gear and starter wont engage properly.

Do you own a voltmeter? This sounds like a wiring problem. The clicking noise that you hear is probably the starter solenoid pulling in. Sounds like you don't have enough battery amperage to the starter to make it turn over.

Check the voltage at the battery. You should meter between 13 and 14.5 volts with the key off. Meter the voltage when you turn the key, if it drops below 10 volts then you may have a battery problem. Could be a broken cell.

Check the voltage at the starter's positive terminal. You can test between the terminal (usually positive) and the frame (usually negative). If the battery is good and you don't see 12 volts at the starter then you have a wiring problem.

Possible cause is the battery ground cable is not tightly connected to the frame or the battery post. Did you clean the cable ends when you replaced the battery? Check the end of the negative cable connected to the frame of the vehicle. Is it loose or corroded?

If you don't find a problem with the negative cable, check the positive cable. BEFORE putting your wrench on any of the postive terminals, disconnect the negative cable from the battery (for safety). If the battery is connected to the frame and you touch your wrench between the positive terminal and the frame, the battery could explode. VERY BAD.

make sure the interior light dimmer wheel is not turned to dome, at its full turn. you can hit that with your knee by accident on a merc sable. its by the light switch on the dash, low. Parasitic draw. you said you can hear something working inside when the keys are out. You said its basically a brand new battery. Find the component making the noise and shut it off or un plug it. but at any rate. take the battery to get it charged back up by a tech who knows how to charge an automotive battery. like a tire store and service center. Or, since it has been 1000 miles ask the carlot for help. they might even bring you a battery and get you back to their favorite shop to get it handled. When you are done, you should have a charged battery, a load test on that battery, a starter draw test, and a check of the cable connection at the starter dammit. these things for those years changed the use of a bite washer. some look ok but have poor connection. an alternator out put test, and very important, a parasitic draw test.

Clicking Car Wont Start

Clean the corrosion off of the battery posts and inside the connectors. If it still clicks replace the starter solenoid.

The main problem sounds to be a bad earth somewhere depending on what vehicle try running a jump lead from the battery Neg side straight to a good and clean piece of metal on the engine block

I'd check for corroded or damaged battery cables and terminals. If all are ok, check your grounds. A bad ground for your computer can cause all kinds of problems. It happened on my son's '95 Camaro. Cleaned the stud where all of the grounds landed and the car worked perfectly. (He was convinced he had a bad wiring harness)

Maybe your Cables have corrosion or are bad try cleaning them on the battery and starter.

It wouldn't be the first time a bad replacement part came off the shelf of a parts store; especially if it is one of the discount chain stores.

I would take the new starter back and have them test it.

Sounds like another bad starter to me. Thus draining the battery trying to start it all the time.